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“No matter if your interest is in ways of life, food or kimono, you can only really begin to understand something once you have studied it through all four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter. This is even truer of natural features such as mountains and rivers, which change far more often than seasonally, shifting their forms from morning to evening, in sunshine and in rain.”

“In Hokkaido’s natural forests, young Ezos rise from their fallen ancestors. Of course, the forests’ mature spruces scatter countless seeds upon the ground each year. But conditions in Hokkaido are harsh. Sprouting is no guarantee of success. The seeds which implant on fallen trees are the lucky ones: they have been granted better conditions for growth.”